The Brazil nut is the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa, a tree of the Lecythidaceae family. The Brazil nut oil is clear in color, almost transparent, and its taste is suave and agreeable, meaning it is especially used in the food industry. Fatty acids are present in Brazil nut oil in the following approximate contents: 17% of palmitic acid (C16:0), 0.5% of palmitoleic acid (C16:1), 10% of stearic